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Conservation groups sue over energy corridors

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

The plan goes back to the Bush admin, and was biased towards fossil-fuel powered plants.

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Utah: Interior report shows flawed lease sales

Friday, June 12th, 2009

A review of the flawed parcels is imminent. Anyone surprised that the Bush admin BLM cooked the books? The lease sales were right next to beloved national parks such as Arches and Canyonlands.

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Obama picks department veteran to lead BLM

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Abbey looks like a middle of the road kind of pick, with a balance of pros and cons. This seems to be an Obama tactic. Unfortunately, it won’t be enough to swing back the damage done by the Bush admin in all likelihood.

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Anonymous GOP “hold” blocks Interior’s solicitor nominee

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Amusing that they are able to do this even with a stacked democratic majority.

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Hikers, mountain bikers and wilderness

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Bill makes a good point in this article. Recently, many members of IMBA have aligned with motorized recreation groups that advocate the removal of wilderness areas and the development of unprotected roadless areas. If they IMBA gets into bed with these groups, they will forever lose any hope of working with conservation groups in an effective manner.

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It’s not about guns, it’s about wilderness

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

That’s what the outdoors are about. It all comes down to this very core issue.

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Colorado: Bill to protect study areas may have hope

Friday, May 15th, 2009

A solid article on some of these areas and their future in Colorado.

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Feds reviewing BLM evidence from illegal ATV ride

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

The fact that BLM officials and local law “enforcement” even let this happen is very disturbing. What would a police force do in a major city if a horde of people engaged in criminal activity? There would be tear gas, arrests and stun guns.

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Off-roaders set to purposely ride through wilderness study area

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

The question is how will Salazar respond? Will he respond at all?

The off-roaders are calling this a protest of sorts, even though there will be massive damage done to this area.

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Breaking: BLM defies congress, issues Grand Canyon Uranium exploration

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Uh….Mr. President, time to get control of your guys over at the BLM……

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